1. Syam’s school is 10 km away from his home.

When he walk at a speed of 3 km/hr on first

day , he reached home late by 20 minutes. next day he walks at 4 km/hr, how early from
the fixed time he will reach home?

Ans 30 mins

2. 5 oranges cost as much as 12 apples, 7 apples cost as much as 2 mangoes, 3 mangoes cost
as much as 2 guava . If the cost of 5 guava is Rs 875, then find the cost of a orange.

Ans. Rs. 80

3. How many seconds will a 500-metre-long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3
km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?

Ans 30 sec

4. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are
drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of
liquid A was contained by the can initially?

Ans: 21

5. Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their
speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to
pass the driver of the faster one.

Ans 24 sec

6. What is log10 1000

Ans 3

7. Ram, Syam and Sam can do a piece of work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. They all start
the work together but Ram leaves after the 2 days of work and Syam leaves 3 days before
the work is completed. Find the number of days the work completed.

Ans . 7 days

8. The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18cm by 14cm
is

Ans 154

9. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling
price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

Ans. 70%

10. If f(x) = x2 then what is f(f(f(x)/f(x)

Ans (f(x))3

11. What was the day of the week on 28th May, 2006?
11. 

A Thursday
.

B Friday
.

C Saturday
.

D Sunday
.

12 Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years
.
hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's

present age in years?

A. 24

B. 27

C. 40

D. Cannot be determined

. Ans: 24

     Ans: Sunday

13. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and
B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount
of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in
Scheme B?
   A Rs. 6400

B Rs. 6500
.

C Rs. 7200
.

  D. None of these

Ans: Rs 6400

14. A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating

simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe

alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than

the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:

A 6 hours
.

B 10 hours
.

C 15 hours
.

D 30 hours
.

Ans: 15hours

15. If log10 2 = 0.3010, the value of log10 80 is:

 
 A. 1.6020

B. 1.9030

C. 3.9030

D. None of these

16. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of
elevation of 30° with the man's eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to
watch its top and the angle of the elevation becomes 60°. What is the distance between the
base of the tower and the point P?

A 43 units
.

B 8 units
.

C 12 units
.

D Data inadequate
.

E. None of these

Ans: Data Inadequate

17. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the
pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is:

A 3.6 kg
.
 B 3.696 kg
.

C 36 kg
.

D 36.9 kg
.

Ans : 3.696kg

18. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same work in 24 days
and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10 days when B and C leave. How many
days more will A take to finish the work?

A 18 days
.

B 24 days
.

C 30 days
.

D 36 days
.

Ans : 18days

19. A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio  :  : . After 4 months, A increases his share
50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the profit is:

A. Rs. 2100

B. Rs. 2400
 C. Rs. 3600

D. Rs. 4000

Ans: Rs. 4000

20. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4
hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the
boat and speed of the water current respectively?

A. 2:1

B. 3:2

C. 8:3

D. Cannot be determined

Ans: 8:3

21. A cyclist moving at a speed of 20 km/hr crosses a bridge in 2 minutes. What is the length of the
bridge?

A. 555.5 m
B. 444.4 m
C. 777.7 m
D. 666.6 m

Ans: 666.6

22. A cylindrical jar of radius 15 cm is filled with water up to a height of 25 cm. 15 spherical balls of
radii 2 cm each are immersed in the jar. Find the new level to which water is filled in the jar. [Take π
= 3.]
A. 25.71 cm
B. 32.71 cm
C. 27.71 cm
D. 30.71 cm
Ans: 25.71
 23. A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these
10 players. How many different selections can be made?
A. 1260
B. 210
C. 10C6 * 6!
D. 10C5 * 6
Ans: 1260

24.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and
17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:

A. 1:3
B. 3:2
C. 3:4
D. None of these
Ans :B

25 . A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 31/2 miles long. The train is 1/4 mile long.
How long does it take for the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to the
moment the rear emerges?

A. 2.5 min
B. 3 min
C. 3.2 min
D. 3.5 min
Ans: B